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of the Royal Family gathered in this room to watch the first big military

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parade of the Queen's brain. It's not just the good vantage point,

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it's also a place steeped in history, as the office once occupied

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by the Duke of Wellington. The family will be back here today,

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following events from this window, as they enjoy the ceremony of

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Trooping the Colour, to mark the Queen's official birthday on Horse

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Guards Parade. That first parade took place just nine days after the

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coronation. It was the first official engagement for the new

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queen. 60 years on, the Birthday Parade will feature some rousing

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Welsh tunes, as the Prince of Wales Company 1st Battalion Welsh Guards

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provide the Escort and play a very prominent part in today's ceremony.

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This time last year at these soldiers were deployed in

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Afghanistan, which reminds everyone watching that they combine the

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ceremonial duties with life on the frontline. Since last year 's

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parade, 25 members of the armed forces have lost their lives serving

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in Afghanistan. Five of them from the Household Division, three

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Grenadier Guards, two Welsh Here, too, heads of the Armed

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Forces, Sir Peter Wall and Sir David Richards among them, along with

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representatives of many foreign nations, including the Commonwealth

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member states. The Mall is lined with Union Flags to celebrate the

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Queen's official birthday. There are 200 soldiers lining the route will

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stop there are poignant reminders for the Queen of the loss of her

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father, King George VI, at such a young age, and her late mother. At

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Buckingham Palace, the Sovereign's Escort and the Mounted Bands are

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awaiting to accompany the Queen and other members of the Royal Family to

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Horse Guards Parade. Not long to go until the processions get under way.

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It's a very good morning to Clare Balding.

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Big T is with me now. What is your responsibility today?

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responsibility is sorting out the dais. Her Majesty 's standard, when

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Her Majesty comes on parade, I will pull the cord, three little

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stitchers will pop and it will spring out. And this is your last

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ever Queen's Birthday Parade. retiring. I'm a bit emotional, but

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my family and friends have come down to see me. We hope it goes

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perfectly. My special guest knows everything

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there is to know about the parade. Formally Major General commanding

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the Household Division. Last on parade in that capacity in 2007. He

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is Major General Sir Sebastian Roberts. It's a great pleasure to

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have you with us. Good morning.What are you looking forward to? That

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ancient tradition of tradition and modern professionalism. The soldiers

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achieved the remarkable standards in their ceremonial duties. All coming

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together in this world famous celebration of our Queen's official

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birthday. The last time the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards trooped their

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colour was in 2008. Since then, they've deployed to Afghanistan.

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We've been speaking to some of them about their recent tour.

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soldiers need to be adaptable. For Guardsmen, that adaptability is very

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stark. We go from wearing, combat clothing into scarlet very readily.

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On our most recent tour of Afghanistan, the majority of the

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Battalion formed the Police Mentoring Advisory Group. It was

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their task to train and advise the police, from basic training all the

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way going into operations alongside them. We'd get up at dawn and then

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set off to our patrol base. When we got there, we'd go into our security

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measures. We would then build a rapport with the police. The first

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time was quite hard because you got the language barrier. It's trying to

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understand people from a different culture. After a while, they are

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pretty much the same as you. You do bond. Look for the rise and fall of

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his chest. On one of these routine patrols we went to the checkpoint,

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as we always did. Unfortunately, two of my guys were shot dead by a rogue

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Afghan policeman, who was completely unknown to the checkpoint.

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situation was the worst nightmare. He had casualties and a volatile

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situation, which was threatening his mission. He was only six weeks into

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it. We were back out very soon after the incident occurred. Two weeks

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following this, I myself became a casualty from a gunshot wound.

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essence of good leadership is you can rise above that sort of chaos.

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That is exactly what Ben did. For that, he was very deservedly awarded

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the Queen 's commendation. Queen's Birthday Parade has served

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as a recovery vehicle for me. Me being on parade today is a tribute.

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It's a very sincere form of flattery. When people can't quite

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believe the standards of ceremonial drill that we provide in London are

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done by hard, fighting men who'd been at the tip of a spear, and

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we're very proud to have with us. The men of the 1st Battalion Welsh

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Guards sharing their frontline experiences. Ben Bardsley, who will

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be falling in with all the other officers shortly, has made a

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remarkable recovery from those life-threatening injuries. He can be

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forgiven if he is a little distracted today. He's getting

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married to his fiancee in a weeks time. We wish them both well. The

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Escort provided by Prince of Wales Company 1st Battalion Welsh Guards,

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1st Battalion also providing the mental number to guard and No.3

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Guard, which means there is a very prominent Welsh presence on

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horseguards this year. Next to them, No.5 Guard, provided by F Company

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Scots Guards. Earlier this year, they were providing the street

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liners for Baroness Thatcher's funeral. No.4 Guard provided by

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Nijmegen Company. Later this month, the Queen will present new colours

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to the company at Buckingham Palace. 1st Battalion Irish Guards

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started their six-month deployment to Afghanistan in April, but there

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is a strong Irish presence in the massed bands on parade today. A

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successful Birthday Parade depends on hundreds of men and women setting

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the highest standards of precision and drill. The man in charge as

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Lieutenant Colonel Dino Bosi. This must be an incredibly proud date.

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Yes, but a little bit nerve wracking. We really hope we will be

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able to live up to the high standards that our predecessors have

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set. It about teamwork, but it's about you and your steed. This is

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Winston. What sort of a relationship party built up? I've been riding him

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since January. He's a real old stager. His 22, but he hasn't done a

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parade before. This is a new experience for both of us. Is quite

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elderly, isn't he? He is. He's 22. Other than counting teeth, we are

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not quite sure when his birthday is. He is immensely calm. He is, but

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he's also quite frisky. He will bounce along with the band quite

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happily. He seems to really enjoy the music. I look forward to seeing

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you together. I know that you and your men have been extremely busy.

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For those based in London, one of the jobs has been to provide the

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Queen 's guard. We have sent a camera behind the scenes to find out

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parade. The Standard that is required for us on that parade is

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nothing short of excellence. Drill is very much our bread and butter

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while we are in London. The routine helps that. When the guys do the

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Queen 's guard now, that's all about getting experience for the big match

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and working together as a team. When they step out the gates to walk up

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to the forecourt, the crowds are building up and its six to ten deep

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down The Mall. It doesn't faze the guys. There's an opportunity for

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guys to take their bearskins off, change their clothing and have

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something to eat before they go back out into the sentry boxes. It is

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quite nerve wracking when you look out and there are a couple of

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hundred people watching you. Different faces, glaring at you,

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wondering when you are going to move. Concentration is the hardest

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thing. You focus on your job and try and do it right. There's little

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things they can miss, maybe turn the wrong way or a belt may not be

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sitting correctly. That's the high standards we require in the Welsh

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Guards. I'm new here, it's my first troop. A lot to live up to because

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all the boys have done it before. It's really nerve wracking. Being

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Welsh, the camaraderie -- camaraderie is fantastic. Everybody

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mucks in, it's like a brotherhood. My family think it's very funny that

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I've got a bearskin on my head but they are very proud of me. The last

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time I did it my girlfriend came down with my father and my mother.

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It's a brilliant job, I love it. Welsh Guards taking pride in their

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heritage. They first trooped their colour for the sovereign back in

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1928, that was for King George V. first carriage we have the Duchess

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of Cornwall, the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. The Duke

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of York and his two daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess

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Eugenie. In the third carriage we have the Earl and Countess of Wessex

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and their daughter, Lady Louise Windsor. This is the final public

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engagement for the Duchess of Cambridge before the due date for

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her individual pro-dash-macro file grow steadily over the past year.

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She attended the State Opening of Parliament for the first time with

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the Prince of Wales last month. A great scene along The Mall. We will

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see even more crowds later on as they arrive here for the balcony

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appearance and the fly-past after the parade is complete. A short

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journey along The Mall. It's under a mile from Buckingham Palace. Once

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the three carriages are on their way, we will then be ready for the

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Queen's departure from Buckingham Corporal Ben Ruffer. Her Majesty

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travelling to Horse Guards in the glass coach today with the Duke of

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Kent who is Colonel of the Scots Guards. He is a cousin to both the

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Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. Prince Philip is missing the parade

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this year. He has only missed a few over the years. He recovers from his

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recent operation. The Duke of Edinburgh who marked his 92nd

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birthday this week. His absence will be keenly felt by the Queen, the

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Royal family and also by the Grenadier Guards, whose kernel he

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is, and with whom he has a close bond. The Duke of Cambridge riding

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as Colonel of the Irish Guards, the Prince of Wales and the Princess

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Royal. The Princess Royal, Colonel turning into the approach road, if

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you yard is away from Horse Guards Parade. -- a few yards away from

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Horse Guards Parade. Lots of enthusiastic cheering for the

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Duchess of Cambridge. Everyone knowing that she is a month away

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from that first baby. The child will be third in line for the throne. We

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can see the Guards have opened up. They have repositioned. That is to

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make way for this first section of will be the National Anthem them to

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blues and Royal uniform decorated with the wings of the Army Air Corps

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Mall is the brigade major. Four procession hugely. I have to make

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sure we get the timing is right. That is my responsibility to deliver

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Her Majesty on to deliver Her Majesty onto the dais at exactly 11

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o'clock. I have to look at the crowds to make sure they are having

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a good time but mostly I will be Guards starts the music on the

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coronation, we can reflect a little on the Queen's service. She has

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undertaken 96 state visits to 116 different countries. Representatives

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of lots of those different countries, especially the

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Commonwealth, are here today. The glass coach arrives on the parade

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ground. The head coach and is Mark Hargreaves. Very soon he will

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provide his own distinct tooth salute to the Colour. -- his

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distinctive salute. That will be followed immediately by the three

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Royal is, the Duke of Cambridge, his father, the Prince of Wales and the

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Princess Royal. And the two nonroyal Colonels behind them. The Queen's

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Birthday Parade of 2013 is about to begin. At the stroke of 11 o'clock,

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the Queen and the Duke of Kent this year, will step onto the saluting

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base. The Royal Standard will be broken or released. The field

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officer will give his command and then the National Anthem will be

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inspect the line of Guards. It is also an opportunity for the massed

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bands to entertain. The man in charge is Lt Col Stephen Barnwell.

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The first piece is great and glorious, performed by one of his

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predecessors, Leslie Statham, who I am told composed the original match

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inspection. It is called Royal Standard. The Queen is Colonel in

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Chief of all the regiments. This is Her Majesty's opportunity to inspect

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the troops which constitute her own personal or two guard. -- bodyguard.

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The Household Cavalry are the only regiments are allowed to present a

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sovereign standard on today's arrayed. This year it is the

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standard of the Life Guards with Squadron Corporal Major Kris

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Newell. Their lead gun is treated as the Colour. It enjoys the same

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status as the Colour being trooped Norton's last year as General

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Officer commanding London district. He is soon to take up a post in

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Italy as deputy commander NATO deployment core. For Lt Col Stephen

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Barnwell, this should be the best arrayed of them all. I am retiring

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this year in November. This is my last time trooping the Colour. It is

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very special. Doing this parade as senior director of music, they

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always say if you're holding a stick, it goes much quicker. That is

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true but I want to savour this. I do not want it to go too fast. It has

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been an absolute joy working with the musicians. And to have control

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as a conductor over such a powerful and talented force as that, it is

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the epitome of any musician's career.

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The massed preparing now to play one of the most enduringly popular

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military marches, Les Huguenots. One of the highlights of the Birthday

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march! The quick march is heroes returned

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by Arnold Steck. Aptly chosen from the Welsh Guards, who returned from

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Afghanistan earlier this year. The lone drummer is Lance Corporal

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Christopher Rees, from Maesteg in South Wales. He joined the Welsh

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Guards in 2008 and has completed two days when all battlefield command

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were given by drumbeat. Orderly Byron Clark marches forward to take

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the pace stick. That allows him to draw his sword. He is ready to

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protect the Colour will stop that is to the march of the British

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Grenadiers. This shows the results of weeks of hard work. Enormous

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pride at the culmination, so it gives a great tingle. My own father

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and brother were in the Welsh Guards and fought in battles. It matters a

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take possession of the Colour will stop protecting it with his sword,

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and then ready to hand it over to the Ensign, he is following him for

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Today's Ensign receives the Colour the Colour, having taken possession,

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has now become the Escort to the The formal ceremony of trooping the

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by 45 members of The Corps of Drums. There they are performing the

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complex spinning wheel. They change direction without changing

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formation. It's quite a challenge slow march, arranged by Fred Harris.

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This is the real test for the Ensign Second Lieutenant Joel Dunwoodie.

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Watched by millions around the world. Just as important, watched by

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his family in the crowd today. never thought I was going to be

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Ensign. It came as a real surprise to find that out. In rehearsals, I

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have been carrying a practice colour, which is much heavier than

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the actual one. But it enables me to strengthen my shoulders, feel the

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weight and get the movement is correct. So on the day I will

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perform well. My family will be sitting in the stands. I'm hoping

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they'll be thinking of me. I'll certainly be trying to keep it at

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the back of my mind. A rather modest Joel Dunwoodie, sharing his thoughts

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land warfare, where colours were used practically as a rallying

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point. Today it is all about powerful symbolism, Sebastien.

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indeed. These colours are presented by the Queen. During that

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presentation, they are blessed by the regimental padre. They have a

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sacramental significant -- significance for every regiment, as

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well as being the history of the great lives of many brave men who

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have fought and given their lives. And also a rallying point. No longer

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in battle, but certainly at the turn! Escort to the Colour. Arms!

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Escort to the Colour. Present arms. The officers take post ready for the

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march past. The Colour moves to the Drum Major Tom Birkett. It was

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composed shortly after the Second World War. Tom Birkett from the

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third Battalion the Coldstream the ability to stretch legs? You are

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absolutely right, Huw. At this stage, they are re-enacting battle

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drills of 200 years ago when they defeated Napoleon. But it is

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important to reflect that they are carrying the weapons which many of

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them have used in action in the last first tripped their colour for the

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Queen in 1965. They are immediately recognised with their buttons

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grouped in fives. They have a green and white plume. Their leak collar

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emblem. The Prime Minister and Samantha Cameron enjoying the

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sunshine, enjoying the music and enjoying the parade today. They are

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surrounded by some African leaders including the President of Tanzania,

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Senegal, Mali and Nigeria. They are there as part of a conference before

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the G8 talks which are taking place the parade, Major Henry Bettinson.

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The change in music tells you that these are the Men of Harlech, the

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the Queen. It is what we call the flourish. And then we'll recover or

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Colonel of the Welsh Guards, the Prince of Wales. One of the three

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Royal Colonels as the music changes to Scipio by Handel. Nine Megan

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company, first Battalion Grenadier Guards. -- Nijmegen company. The

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kernel in Chief is the Duke of to meet the Queen. The sword is

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drawn but it is a special form of salute which conveys no threat at

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all to Her Majesty. A neutral slow march this time, Thievish Magpie

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taken from Rossini's Opera. The first time in many years that the

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Household Cavalry had no operational tours in 2012. The regiment is now

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committed again with a third of its force in Afghanistan. The Irish

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Guards as well and many of the troops seen at the Queen's Birthday

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Parade last year are currently in Afghanistan. We spoke to some of

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them. This time last year we were getting ready for the Queen's

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Diamond Jubilee. We were there with a quarter of a million people out on

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the Mall. The Queen 's Diamond Jubilee and the royal wedding as

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well. It is not often you get to stand there in front of such a huge

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crowd. It is hot in a bare skin as it is in body armour. Your feet --

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your feet ache. The best of luck from everyone out here. You are

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probably sweating as much a bearskin as we are in body armour. Remember

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it is your day, and joy. Follow your lines. It is a special day when the

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Queen comes out on parade. So, the Guards have reformed and

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they are ready to march past in quick time. The tempo increases. A

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new sense of dynamism and energy. The quick march is the champion. --

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a time to reflect on the profile and status of the Armed Forces. Events

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in recent weeks have given us a sharp focus on that as well.

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Indeed. I spoke to kernel Dino Bosi, the field officer and he was amazed,

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as was the rest of the Welsh Guards, by the reaction of the population to

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the appalling killer of Drummer Lee Rigby. They were Feste and with

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floral tributes -- festooned. And he also said that he had been stunned

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by the meteoric reaction of the locals in Hounslow to their return

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from Afghanistan. That is of enormous significance to every

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soldier and their families, to know that we have the support of the

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nation in very evident and very the rear of the Escort. Number two

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and number three guard is also provided by the first Battalion

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sharing his thoughts confession to make. I first saw the troop when I

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was three years old. I wanted to do what I'm doing today. It is just

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luck that I'm able to do it. I feel hugely privileged to be able to do

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that. It is the closest honour to the honour of command in your

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battalion on operations, which I've also been able to do during my time

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in command. So I'm very Dino Bosi, the childhood dream which,

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Sebastian, one has to say is a huge Indeed. Quite a lot of us who cut

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the great honour to serve on this parade and in these regiments have

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probably had our first taste, as young children watching this

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parade, either here, at horse Guards, or on the television. I know

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that in my case it was probably the nub of an I absolutely share what he

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has just said. I'm sure that applies to many hundreds of those on parade

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mounted troops to salute the base. We have cool weather today, very

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good for the horses. The massed bands march to one side, clearing a

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place for the Mounted Bands. The drum horses are the only horses to

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hold the rank of officer. They are owned by Her Majesty the Queen.

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Big, heavy horses, they can either be a shire horse or Clydesdale. They

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need to carry the weight of those heavy kettledrums. The Mounted Bands

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of the Household Cavalry move on to the north side of Horse Guards, led

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by Major Paul Wilburn. He is also a have been on parade. They joined the

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ceremony at Horse Guards by request of the Royal Family. They first took

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part in 1998. A very impressive sight. Our high standard of riding

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in the King's Troop. Many of them compete in events, including

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of the King's Troop on August 2011, it's his second time on parade

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acknowledges. The guns are in effect the Colour of the King's Troop. They

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are the real thing, they were used in action in the great Wall. Only 25

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of these guns in existence today worldwide. The Troop itself has kept

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the title King's Troop on the orders of the Queen, in memory of her

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Guards. The sovereign 's Escort makes its way past the saluting

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base. Led by the Field Officer of the Escort, the commander. Field

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Officer Nick Stewart of The Life Blues and Royals. Their recent

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history going back to 1969, when the Royal Horse Guards were amalgamated

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with the Royal dragoons. Their Colonel is the Princess Royal. The

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farriers dressed in their glinting everyone trying to maintain a

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steady, sitting trot. Good control lucky, recovering from a leg injury

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and a suspected temporary blindness. As he can see, she's now fine

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health. Her Majesty the Queen with her great knowledge of horses and

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also her affection for them, she's watching carefully. There are 75

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horses here this year. They include Harlequins, a five-year-old

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Household Cavalry, we will find somewhere in there cap next dashed

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back Ink spot. If you bear your teeth at him, he bares his teeth

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sticks as they passed the saluting Director of Music will soon turn

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inwards. That will signal he is handing back control to the Field

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Officer and that the Household the Parade Ground, the Sergeant

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Major making his way along to the Approach Road, giving the signal

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that the procession is ready to leave. The Field Officer will ask

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Her Majesty's permission to march off, to conclude this parade of

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2013, in the 60th anniversary year of the Queen's Coronation. Your

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Majesty's Guards are ready to march carriage procession is returning to

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Buckingham Palace. In the first carriage we have the Duchess of

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Cambridge, the Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry, too. Back on Horse

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Guards Parade, the signal has been received that all is fine for the

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music to start. The massed bands will play and the Guards will march

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off. They are marching off to a selection of music known as Arms

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Park, which refers to a great success in the 1970s, great for me,

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Approach Road and towards the Mall. It is a day of people looking

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carefully at the birthday Honours list. Sir Peter Hall, the head of

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the army, is one of those receiving an honour today. There are some

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members as well in the household division. Major Nigel Owen awarded

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the MBE and Warrant Officer Stephen Hill of the Coldstream Guards. Some

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are being honoured as well, slightly closer to home. The entire team

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wants to say well done and congratulations to Clare on her

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OBEs. Thank you very much. It has been wonderful to walk through the

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crowds. Lots of people saying congratulations, which is lovely.

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But more importantly they have been here since 7:15am this morning to

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secure good spot to watch the Queen's Birthday Parade. At this

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point the procession comes past these two statues which means the

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most to the Queen. A statue of the Queen Mother and King George VI. The

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Queen had a look up at them as she came by. The crowds were cheering

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madly. The wonderful sight of the massed in. -- massed bands. They are

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resplendent in their uniforms. Crimson, gold braid and lace, pretty

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much under changed since 1865. As we enjoyed these images, joining us

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again in the BBC commentary box is the author, commentator and Daily

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Mail writer Robert Hardman. Good morning to you here. Thank you.

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impressions so far? You referred to it being a Birthday Parade and we

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are at that position now. It is a birthday celebration and the 63rd

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Birthday Parade the Queen has been to, the 59th as monarch. She will be

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impressed by the spectacle we have seen today. Every yard of this grand

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ceremonial route along the Mall, designed by Sir Aston Webb. It has

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featured in every event of her reign. She travelled along it on her

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wedding day in 1947. Vast crowds were cheering. Other royal weddings

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in the decades which have followed. It has been a feature on more sombre

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occasions, her mother and father's funerals. And of course, every year,

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the principal route from Horse Guards and back for the Birthday

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Parade. 60 years ago this month the Mall was decorated with massive

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coronation archers. On those days, the parade was held on a Thursday

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but apart from that it is pretty much unchanged and that is one

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reason for its enduring appeal. Her Majesty attends the traditional

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ceremony of trooping the Colour. The massed is lead the procession

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around the Queen Victoria Memorial. The Queen accompanied by the Duke of

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Kent today, Roberts, just reminding us that the Duke of Edinburgh is

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probably watching the parade in the London clinic. Yes, sadly, his Royal

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Highness cannot be here today. not the first time he has missed

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it. There have been a couple of occasions when he has been abroad on

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business. The last occasion was in 1968. On that occasion the Queen was

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accompanied by the Duke of Kent. He was not the Duke of Kent. The Queen

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invited him to join her which is why King's Troop preparing to fire their

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salute. For both the Queen 's official birthday and her actual

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birthday it is marked by a royal salute. Today will be a 41 gun

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salute. The ceremonial season has included royal salutes to march --

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mark the accession to the throne, the Queen's actual birthday, the

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coronation, just last Monday the Duke of Edinburgh's 92nd birthday.

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The basic royal salute is 21 rounds. But the number of rounds fired does

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depend on the place and the occasion. Today, it is taking place

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in Green Park. That is a royal park so they add 22 the number which

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the Birthday Parade is still extremely popular. And still brings

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joy and excitement to young and old. Last year, the Diamond Jubilee year,

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there was a vast crowd for the Birthday Parade. This year in the

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60th anniversary of the coronation, Royal Horse Artillery firing their

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41 gun salute for the Queen's more sunshine, thankfully, many

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thousands of people making their way down from Admiralty arch to the

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general direction of Horse Guards Parade, through Saint James 's

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Park, down towards Buckingham Palace. The great expanse of the

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Mall, down towards the Queen Victoria Memorial glinting in the

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crowd. The Queen leads members of the Royal family out onto that

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famous balcony ready for the fly past. If we look in the distance,

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Huw, we might see the RAF. We think 30 aircraft, 13 different types.

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Eight elements. The first element, the support helicopter Force,

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Chinook and two Merlins, currently providing vital transport for

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troops, medical aid and equipment for forces in Afghanistan. The

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inspiring sight of the Lancaster bomber, part of the RAF Memorial

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flight based in Lincolnshire. Sadly, we do not have the Spitfire

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and hurricane fighters today because of the strong wind but the Lancaster

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is a very powerful presence. I knew surely, this year, we are able to

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see inside the Lancaster bomber as it makes its approach. A spectacular

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view for us along The Mall and down towards Buckingham Palace where the

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royal Family is watching. A broad smile from the Queen. The third

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eyes and ears, if you like. The Typhoons are from Coningsby. The

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impressive sight of the Seas 70 Oxfordshire. You cannot convey the

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fundraising noise as this fly past makes its way over central London

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and Horse Guards. The sixth 50 air cadets as passengers. A great

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day for them. We are soon to be joined by the massive Voyager. The

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Voyager will eventually replace the RAF's remaining fleet of Tri-Star

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and VC tens. And then the climax of this fly past. The Royal Air Force

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aerobatics team of the famous Red Arrows, led by Squadron leader Jim

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Turner, team leader of the Red Arrows. The Queen acknowledges the

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applause and cheers. She looks very happy. Prince Harry looking on. And

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the Duchess of Cambridge smiling as the Royal Family make their way back

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into the palace. The Birthday Parade of 2013 in this 60th anniversary of

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the Queen's coronation is at an end. Another superb display on Horse

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Guards led by the Welsh Guards and an equally impressive display by the

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